22. This is the master sin, itself evil and the parent of evils. It was
this sin which shut Israel out of Canaan, and it shuts myriads out of heaven.
God is ready to save, combining power with willingness, but rebellious man will
not trust his Saviour, and therefore is condemned already. In the text it
appears as if all Israel’s other sins were as nothing compared with this; this
is the special provocation which angered the Lord. Let every unbeliever learn
to tremble more at his unbelief than at anything else. If he be no fornicator,
or thief, or liar, let him reflect that it is quite enough to condemn him that
he trusts not in God’s salvation.
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